This podcast was created for the individual who knows deep down that they have a purpose for being here on this planet! You know that you have a unique gift. We only have limited time here, and we must dedicate our lives to removing all the things that do not serve us as we pursue our dreams! We let the noise of the world distract us, and this creates a lack of confidence and focus. We let the opinions of people and our very own circumstances influence our behavior and actions. I will be encouraging you on each episode to start thinking about your Purpose for being here! We should all be living a passionate purpose driven life with the one life that we have been given. The change you are seeking in your life is not out of reach, but it will only happen when you decide to Grow and become the person that God created you to be! If this message resonates with you, then I you have landed in the right spot! You have landed in The Space Between!
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August 14, 202613 min
What Happens When Knowledge Makes You Accountable to Yourself
Knowledge is a gift, but it also comes with responsibility.
Once you know better, it becomes harder to justify staying the same. Ignorance may provide excuses, but awareness demands action. The moment you gain wisdom, you become accountable to the person you are becoming.
That’s why growth can feel uncomfortable.
Knowledge shines a light on habits, relationships, and beliefs that no longer serve your purpose. It exposes the gap between who you are and who you were created to be.
The challenge isn’t acquiring more information.
The challenge is applying what you already know.
Because transformation doesn’t happen when you read another book, listen to another podcast, or attend another seminar. It happens when knowledge becomes action.
At some point, success stops being about what you know.
It becomes about what you do with what you know.
And that’s where true accountability begins.
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August 12, 202633 min
Where Am I Now – Ezra Vancil Interview
Where I am Now
About Ezra Vancil
I’ve been writing, recording, and performing since I was a young teen. I wrote my first real song to impress a girl, and it worked. She was impressed for about three days until she got to know me. After that, I just kept going… through songs and unimpressed girls.
In a way, music has always been my dream. My parents were musicians. My teenage band attracted some of those important people from L.A. They flew to Dallas, we signed papers with a lawyer, and I was off to the races… or so I thought.
It fell apart a few years later, mainly due to an overdose of the rock ‘n’ roll life.
Still, music felt like destiny to me, like it was leading me somewhere. Like many things in those early days, though; it was a means to an end. What end? I wasn’t sure.
There was more attention as I continued to record and perform in my 20s. High points and low points abounded. Some of the highs were other music deals; some of the lows were broken hearts.
After that time, I pretty much lost my grasp on not only music but everything in my life. I sank to the bottom of a bottle for about a decade in a deadly nightmare.
And then one day, I woke up. That is my occupation now: staying awake to life.
In my current work, I don’t see music as a means to an end or a means to anything else, for that matter. To live is an end in itself. To create is an end. Love is an end. Music is an end. I’m grateful that I still have the breath to sing.
Time has a way of humbling us all (well, most of us). I, for one, am glad life kicked my ass, because now I don’t need a reason to make music; I do it because I love it.
My latest project is about to drop—Morning & Midnight. I call it a project because it’s more than just an album; it’s two albums, a book, and a bunch of artwork I created during the recording sessions. As you dip into this new era, I hope you feel the love I tucked in there.
‘m especially grateful for the people who joined me in the creation of this project. My daughter, Cozi, has a lot of vocals on there, and my son edited my book. Paco Estrada has some features as well, alongside the great legendary guitar tech, Rene Martinez, who joins me with some flamenco guitar. And of course the band.. but check out the credits, I’m taking too long here.
I’ve been asked now and then, “What do you sing about?” I’d answer with a blank face—I didn’t know what they meant. I sing about it all: the whole spectacle of life—marriage, divorce, children, parents, grandparents, sex, heartbreak, disaster, loneliness, drunkenness, butterflies, God, Jesus and the cosmos, old oak trees, oceans and beer cans. I mean, how am I supposed to answer that?
Hope you enjoy the spectacle.
– Ezra
https://ezravancil.com/
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August 12, 202610 min
Will You Be the One Who Breaks the Generational Curse
Every family passes something down.
Sometimes it’s faith, values, and resilience.
Other times it’s fear, addiction, anger, shame, or the belief that “this is just the way we are.”
But what if it doesn’t have to stay that way?
Breaking a generational curse begins when one person decides the pain stops with them. It takes courage to confront what others ignored and wisdom to build what others never had. It means choosing healing over bitterness, responsibility over excuses, and purpose over patterns.
You may not be responsible for what was handed to you, but you are responsible for what you hand to the next generation.
The greatest legacy you can leave isn’t money or possessions.
It’s freedom.
Maybe the reason you’ve walked through what you’ve walked through is because you were never meant to repeat the story.
You were meant to rewrite it.
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August 10, 202611 min
Is Vulnerability the Missing Ingredient in Great Leadership
Leadership isn’t built on perfection. It’s built on connection.
For too long, many people have believed that leaders must have all the answers, hide their struggles, and project constant strength. But the leaders who leave the deepest impact are often the ones willing to be real.
Vulnerability isn’t weakness. It’s courage with the mask removed.
When leaders admit mistakes, share their stories, and speak honestly about their challenges, people don’t pull away. They lean in. Authenticity creates trust, and trust creates influence.
People rarely connect with perfection. They connect with humanity.
The truth is, followers don’t need leaders who pretend to have it all together. They need leaders who are willing to go first, tell the truth, and create space for others to do the same.
The strongest leaders aren’t those who hide their scars.
They’re the ones who show people that healing, growth, and hope are possible.
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August 7, 202635 min
Anika Jackson – Your Brand Amplified Interview
About Anika
Anika Jackson creates ecosystems where technology, education, and philanthropy converge to address global challenges. As founder of Your Brand Amplified®, her AI, branding, marketing, podcasting, and PR consultancy includes a business podcast ranking in the top 1.5% globally and top 50 on Apple Podcasts for Marketing across multiple countries.
At USC’s Annenberg School, Anika shapes future communicators as faculty for the MS in Digital Media Management program, creator of the Podcasting for Brand Building elective in the MS in Digital Social Media program, and co-host/producer of the Mediascape podcast. As Executive Director at ICL Foundation, she drives initiatives for passion-based education and civic leadership.
Her industry leadership includes advising startups such as Flowsend.ai, Olivia Education, and Ziotag, and judging the Webby Awards as a member of the International Academy for Digital Arts and Sciences. She contributes thought leadership to organizations ranging from tech startups to global nonprofits.
Currently pursuing an MBA at Villanova with AI/ML and Marketing specialization, Anika holds an undergraduate degree in public administration.
https://yourbrandamplified.com/
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August 5, 20267 min
The Battle Within | Overcoming Self-Doubt, Fear, and the Mental Fight Against Yourself
Some of the hardest battles in life never happen in public.They happen quietly inside your own mind.
Every day, people fight invisible wars against self-doubt, fear, insecurity, overthinking, and the voice telling them they are not enough. The tragedy is that many are not losing to other people. They are losing to the version of themselves that keeps convincing them to stay small.
You can have talent, opportunity, vision, and still remain stuck because internal conflict drains momentum before action ever begins.
The fight for your future is rarely external first. It starts with mastering your thoughts, confronting your excuses, and refusing to let fear dictate your identity.
Too many people are waiting for confidence to appear before they move. But confidence is built in the middle of resistance, not before it.
Your greatest breakthrough often happens the moment you stop negotiating with the part of yourself committed to staying comfortable.
Win the battle within, and everything outside begins to change.
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August 3, 202614 min
Purpose, Desire, and Mission Why Your Message Matters More Than Ever
Most people are not empty because they lack talent.They are empty because they are disconnected from purpose.
Desire is the spark. Purpose is the direction. Mission is the reason you keep going when life gets difficult.
Without purpose, people drift. They chase money, approval, and distractions hoping something fills the void. But deep down, every person wants to know their life meant something. That their story mattered. That their voice created impact.
Your message is not random. The experiences you survived, the lessons you learned, and the struggles you overcame were not meant to stay buried inside you. Someone else needs what you carry.
That is why mission matters. It pulls you through fear, rejection, criticism, and doubt because the message becomes bigger than your comfort.
People do not connect to perfection.They connect to conviction.
And when desire, purpose, and mission align, your voice stops sounding like content and starts sounding like calling.
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July 31, 202627 min
From Silence to Strength | Melanie Cox and the Power of Owning Your Story
Melanie Cox is a Jesus-loving truth-teller, wife of 30+ years, and proud mom of five miracle kids. She’s known for her bold faith, outrageous stories, and ability to bring hope and humor into even the messiest moments.
From parenting meltdowns to personal breakthroughs, Melanie’s journey is a living testimony that God meets us right in the middle of our mess—and rewrites the story with love, purpose, and freedom.
She’s the author of You Have to Know—a raw, real, and refreshingly funny devotional for women who are tired of pretending and ready for honest faith. The book shares 20 powerful stories of healing, identity, and encounters with God’s truth.
A successful entrepreneur, Melanie is the founder of Blue Oak Rescue (which saves horses off slaughter trucks), and CEO of multiple companies, including Cox Family Funding, EMC Property Management, and Monarch Real Estate Holdings. But her greatest accomplishment? Perfecting peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for her kids.
Melanie is also a rising voice in women’s ministry and has been invited to speak at Bible studies, women’s events, and podcasts across the country.
She’s passionate about helping women know the depth of God’s love, break free from the lies of the enemy, and walk confidently in who they were created to be.
Her life motto?
“Thank You God—today is my best day ever.”
https://melaniecox.org/
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July 29, 202612 min
How You Show Up for Yourself Determines How Far Your Podcast Will Go
Most people think podcast growth is about algorithms, equipment, or marketing.
It’s not.
Your podcast journey will always mirror the relationship you have with yourself. The way you prepare, stay consistent, handle criticism, and push through slow seasons reveals far more than your content strategy ever will.
Showing up for yourself means recording when motivation disappears. It means posting episodes when self-doubt gets loud. It means continuing to speak even when the numbers are small and nobody is clapping yet.
Too many creators quit before momentum has a chance to compound because they confuse immediate validation with purpose.
The people who build impactful platforms are not always the most talented. They are the ones who remain committed long enough for their voice to sharpen and their message to find the people who need it.
Your audience is not just listening to your words.They are watching your consistency.
And consistency is the loudest form of belief.
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July 27, 202633 min
Results Require Responsibility | A Conversation with Will Steel
Why Will Steel Represents More Than Performance
In a world full of people talking about success, Will Steel is focused on standards.
What makes leaders stand out is not just knowledge or talent. It is the ability to execute consistently when pressure shows up. That is what separates people who talk about growth from people who embody it.
Through Prestigious Labs, Will represents a mindset built around discipline, accountability, and raising the bar in every area of life. Not performative motivation. Not empty hype. Real standards that demand action.
The truth is, high performance is not created in moments of inspiration. It is built through repetition, structure, and the willingness to do difficult things long after excitement fades.
That message matters today more than ever. Too many people are waiting to “feel ready” before they move. Meanwhile, leaders like Will are proving that confidence is built through action, not before it.
Your habits shape your identity.Your standards shape your future.
https://willsteel.com/
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